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Show Credits: Book by Jerome Alden
Music by John Philip Sousa
Lyrics by Hal Hackady
Adaptations and Original Music by Richard Kapp

Description: "I can do one of two things," says Teddy Roosevelt at the top of TEDDY & ALICE, "I can either be President of the United States or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both!" The battle of wills between the great American President and his free-spirited daughter provides a spectacular double-star turn in this high-stepping, flag-waving and heart-warming family drama, set to the immortal strains of John Philip Sousa.

Spurred by Roosevelt's disapproval of Alice's interest in upstart Congressman Nick Longworth, the power brokers of Washington connive to marry her off so their Head of State can concentrate on more important matters – like Panama!

Brimming with rousing marches and patter songs a la THE MUSIC MAN and featuring a cast of outrageous, larger-than-life characters which includes the five younger Roosevelt children, J.P. Morgan, William Howard Taft, and a young Franklin and Eleanor, TEDDY & ALICE is an hysterical and historical slice of Americana that’s simply "Bully!"

Insight from the experts Staging Tip: Inside the White House -- the main parlor; the White House yard; the Oval Office; Alice's bedroom; the Presidential bedroom suite; the Public Area (can be the main parlor again); the rose garden; the entrance hall ; the East room. (You can combine or merge sets.) A room at the Republican National Committee and environs; a campsite. A pistol that fires once; an automobile (you can find a way around that).